PasaDharma Zen Group is open to people of all spiritual traditions and walks of life who would like to experience the life changing practice of meditation and awareness. We have been meeting in Pasadena for over 10 years. We get together in Pasadena CA, on Thursday nights for a brief discussion of aspects of Zen Buddhism, to sit zazen, and to share fellowship with other like minded people. Normally 12 to 15 people attend our weekly meeting. We invite anyone wishing to experience the dynamic stil …
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HI... I HAVE MADE THIS MEET UP FOR KOREANS, CHINESE, OR JAPANESE SPEAKING PEOPLE, WHO WOULD LIKE TO DEEPEN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER THROUGH DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SUCH SUBJECTS AS HISTORY, POLITICS, CULTURES, TRADITIONS, RELIGIONS, PARTICULARLY ZEN BUDDHISM AND AMIDA SECT, MENTALITY, EDUCATION, NORMS, SOCIETY, TRAVEL ... THERE MAY BE A SHARP SUBJECT SUCH AS ' HISTORY' CONCERNING THIS REGION, AS IT MAY TOUCH DELICATE AND SENSITIVE PART OF UNFORTUNATE TIME OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; WARS IN …
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The LAUGHING BUDDHA MEDITATION SANGHA ~ Santa Monica CA 90405
A more Outside-The-Box Buddhism ~for~
a much more Maverick Spirited Inner-Quest
thru Buddhist Insight Meditation that will Nourish
an Iconoclast Intelligence and A Good-Hearted Mind.
PART ONE ~
*Taking up a Buddhist Meditation Practice and sticking with it, is WORK !
Yet, the long-time, long-range results are so peacefully, quietly worth it.
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… Hye Wol Sunim was first ordained in Sri Lanka in 1977 and took robes in the Korean Zen tradition in 1984. Rev Sunim studied with Buddhist masters in Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Australia, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. He arrived in the US in 1991. He translates Pali texts and teaches the early Pali canon. Rev. Sunim founded the Meditation Center for Zen Communities and is planning a meditation Center in Southern California. Rev. Sunim is the guiding teacher for LA Dharma and The Insight Center.
Come join us in a relaxed entertaining discussion of issues of non-duality. If you are a fan of writers such as Alan Watts, Nathan Gill, Tony Parsons, Wayne Liquorman (Ram Tzu), Sailor Bob Adamson, Adyashanti, Stephen Batchelor, Ramesh S. Balsekar, Gary Crowley, Jeff Foster, Steve Hagen, Leo Hartong, Chuck Hillig, Jerry Katz, Jan Kersschot, Ken Keyes, Jr., Peter Marjason, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Eckhart Tolle, John Wheeler, Ken Wilber, Wei Wu Wei, Buddha, Buddhism, or Ad …
You are invited to join us in our daily meditation practice. We sit Monday trough Friday at 'Against The Stream' - a great place to sit. Pillows are provided as well as some guidance if you need some. All techniques are welcome (just no chanting for obvious reasons). It's a great way to start the day and it's free.
We are an association of Buddhist practitioners who cultivate in order to help others, not only to help ourselves. We meet every weekend to chant, recite the Buddha’s name, meditate, listen to Sutra lectures by Master YongHua, and enjoy a delicious vegetarian lunch. All our programs are offered free of charge and are open to all who would like to join. We simultaneously practice the Chan and Pure Land branches of Mahayana Buddhism. For example, we utilize the Chan training techniques in order …
We practice mindfulness in the tradition of Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. We will occasionally join the local Sanghas that meet once a week. We also practice mindfulness in nature with Gaia Sangha: sometimes that is a meditative beach clean up, or a walk in Griffith Park. We will also meet up for special events like Thich Nhat Hanh's public talk in Pasadena or retreats at Deer Park monastery. We vary in our experience with meditation and the study of Buddhism, but share a common d …
THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA with Etan Boritzer Develop a sense of urgency. -- The Buddha by donation Because of the great variety of Buddhist traditions currently practiced (Tibetan, Tantric, Zen, etc) there is some confusion as to the basic tenets which Siddatha Gotama (563 BC to 480 BC) the Buddha himself taught to the order of monks, nuns and laity in Northern India for 45 years after his 'awakening.' THE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA presents these basic tenets and their conceptual bearings dir …
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